Struck by the terrible earthquake, Wenchuan, a country in Sichuan province, was _____ from the outside.

When people lose legs after accidents or illnesses, emergency care and artificial limbs（假肢）often allow them to walk again. Newts （蝾螈） in the same situation, on the other hand, can grow limbs back on their own! Scientists have known for a long time that certain animals can re-grow limbs, but they haven’t quite figured out how these creatures do it.

Researchers have now come up with some new ideas. Their work may give people the ability to re-grow lost limbs. The researchers started with two simple experiments：when you cut a newt’s leg at the ankle, only the foot grows back；when you cut off a leg at the very end, the whole leg grows back. In both cases, the re-growth begins with stem cells. Stem cells can develop into nearly any type of cell in the body.

How do a newt’s stem cells know when to grow only a foot and when to re-grow a whole leg?

This question relates to another mystery. In newt’s, a cut-off leg will grow back only if the nerve bundle（神经束）in it also grows back , but if something prevents the nerve bundle from growing, the stem cells at the wound won’t re-grow a new leg.

In its study, a British team focused on a protein called n-AG. When the team prevented nerves in a limb from growing, but added the n-AG protein to stem cells in the limb, the limb still re-grew. That protein seems to guide limb re-growth. People have proteins that are similar to n-AG. Further research into these materials may someday help human limbs recover by themselves.

40. In the experiments, the researchers cut off a newt’s foot or leg to find out _____.

A. what stem cells were                    B. whether they would grow back

C. how long it would take to re-grow    D. how they would re-grow

41. A newt will re-grow its leg if _____.

A. its ankle was cut off but the nerve bundle was good

B. its leg was cut off and the nerve bundle stopped growing

C. its leg was cut off and the nerve bundle could grow back

D. its ankle and the nerve bundle were cut off

42. What do the underlined words “these materials” refer to?

A. Nerve bundles and proteins.         B. Proteins similar to n-AG.

C. Stem cells and proteins.              D. Stem cells and nerve bundles.

43. The first sentence of the passage _____.

A. acts as a lead–in                      B. shows where researchers got their new ideas

C. states the author’s opinion           D. describes the result of researchers’ studies

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Thursday that his country hopes to deepen ties with China, which have been strained over French President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama.

"We need China, the world needs China to get out of the recession(衰退) " Fillon told parliament.Relations between the two countries hit a low after Sarkozy refused to call off a meeting with the Dalai Lama in December.

Beijing then pulled out of a summit（峰会） with the European Union (EU) that was supposed to have taken place on Dec 1 in France, which held the rotating EU presidency at the time.

Fillon stressed that Tibet is part of China, but insisted that the French president had every right to meet the Dalai Lama.

"For us, this incident does nothing to distract（转移） from our desire to reinforce our strategic partnership with China."

Former French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin is scheduled to visit China next week following earlier attempts to improve relations.

China, which has said it is up to France to repair ties with Beijing, agreed with the EU last week to hold a summit soon, after the London G20 summit on April 2.

France was excluded from Premier Wen Jiabao's recent European visit.

"We all know why," Wen said when asked why he had omitted France from his journey, China News Service reported.

"I looked at a map of Europe on the plane. My trip goes around France," Wen said.

"The reason (for not visiting) doesn't lie with China", he told a group of reporters. He urged Paris to "mend and improve ties" with China.

44.Premier WenJiabao didn’t visit France because_______.

A.he promised to visit France later

B.former French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin is scheduled to visit China soon

C.France didn’t attend the summit of the EU

D.Sarkozy met the Dalai Lama

45.According to France, ____________.

A.the president has the right to meet the Dalai Lama

B.the meeting will strengthen the strategic partnership with China

C.they don’t know why Premier WenJiabao didn’t visit France

D.China don’t care much for the ties with France

46.From paragraphs 2,3 and 4, the important conclusion is that _______.

A. Tibet is part of China

B. France and the world need China

C. Sarkozy refused to call off a meeting with the Dalai Lama in December.

D. Beijing pulled out of a summit with the Dalai Lama in December.

47.The main idea of the news is that_______.

A. It’s France’s fault to affect the relation between the two countries

B. France seeks to repair relations with China

C. Premier Wen urged Paris to “mend and improve ties” with China

D. Relations between China and France are going smoothly.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Every boy and every girl expects their parents to give them more pocket money. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount? 51

The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family.   52   Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money.

First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time.    53

In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that. 54

Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with

the money. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. 55 Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing for children.

A．They can save it for future use.

B Timing is another consideration.

C．As helping at home is a normal part of family life.

D Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.

E．Learning how to get money is very important for every child.

F．One main purpose is to let kids learn how to manage their own money.

G．By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget（预算）.

单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）

56. Hearing the 2009 World Winter University Games______(宣布) open, all the people in the Harbin Sports Center Gym burst into cheers.

57. The well-known singer was ________ (伴奏)at the piano by Mr Wang.

58. If you want to get the job, you have to speak _____(坚定地)and bravely to the boss to make him believe in you.

59. Finally, after years of unhappy marriage, Lucy got _______(离婚).

60. The teacher smiled with________ （满意）at the progress of his students.

61. Mr. White gets up early and runs every day, which he thinks is b______ to his health.

62. They say such ill things about you out of e______.

63. This species has a________ well to winter climates.

64. I feel much s________ for those homeless people on the street.

65. Don’t waste p________ time talking to him. He is not worth it.

改错（每小题1分，共10分）

英语课上，老师要求同桌相互修改作文。假设以下小短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。短文中共有10处错误，毎句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧ ),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\)划掉，

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。   

3、必须按答题要求做题。否则不给分。

I have been a friend with Li Ming since we go to primary school. He is one of my best friend. But last week something terribly happened to us. In Friday we had a maths exam. When I was busy check my answers, Li Ming whispered me for help. I felt very bad at that moment. We would cheat if I agreed. On other hand, we are good friends, so it was not easy for me to say "no" to my friend. Finally, I did not show her my answers. Though I explained my reasons after the test, but Li Ming didn't forgive me. How should I do?

书面表达 (满分15分)

90后的学生行为方式和价值观令人担忧。请根据下表中的信息，以90后的学生身份完成下面的英语演讲稿，以消除人们的忧虑。

注意：1.词数130词左右。开头结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

2.要点要逐一阐述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译；

3.不可提及本人所在学校，班级，以及本人姓名。

Good morning, everyone!

The topic of my speech today is “Do trust us---a generation born in the 90s”.

Thank you for your listening!

We set off early ____ next morning and came to ____ unknown valley after about an hour.

He is believed to be one of the best _____ composers. Although old, he is very much ____ and he can give a ______ description of what happened.

One of the greatest benefits of Internet friendships is that they are based on common interests, ________ appearance, age or popularity.